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2019-09-17 09:05:58 | CODES IN EFFECT: |
| FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2017 6TH EDITION |
| WPB FBC = WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC 2017 |
| 6TH ED, CHAPTER 1. |
| FBC EC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE ENERGY CONSERVATION 2017 |
| 6TH EDITION |
| FBC EX = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE EXISTING BUILDING 2017 |
| 6TH EDITION |
| FBC RE = FLORIDA RESIDENTIAL CODE 2017 6TH EDITION |
| NEC = NFPA 70 2014 EDITION, NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE |
| FS = FLORIDA STATUTES |
| FAC = FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE |
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| ELECTRICAL REVIEW STATUS: DENIED, SEE COMMENTS BELOW. |
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| BE ADVISED, BECAUSE A NEW ELECTRICAL PLAN WAS SUBMITTED |
| BY AN ENGINEER, THIS REVIEW IS NEW AND PREVIOUS |
| COMMENTS ARE DISCARDED. |
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| 1. PER THE WPB AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC: SUBMITTAL |
| DOCUMENTS CONSISTING OF CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS, |
| STATEMENT OF SPECIAL INSPECTIONS, GEOTECHNICAL REPORT |
| AND OTHER DATA SHALL BE SUBMITTED IN TWO OR MORE SETS |
| WITH EACH PERMIT APPLICATION. NOTICE THE WORD "SETS". |
| THE SUBMISSION PROVIDED IS VERY DISORGANIZED AND NOT IN |
| TWO COMPLETE SETS. PROVIDE CORRECTION. WPB FBC 107.1 |
| 2. A BLOCK NOTE ON SHEET E-1 STATES THAT OTHER SHEETS |
| WERE PROVIDED AND PREVIOUSLY APPROVED FOR THE |
| ELECTRICAL IN THE ROOMS. THIS IS NOT CORRECT. THE |
| ENGINEER OF RECORD SHOULD SUPPLY PLANS FOR ALL THE WORK |
| TO BE COMPLETED DESCRIBED IN THE SCOPE OF WORK. TO |
| DATE, THERE ARE NO APPROVED PLANS FOR ANY PORTION OF |
| THE ELECTRICAL WORK. PER THE WPB AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC: |
| CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL BE OF SUFFICIENT CLARITY |
| TO INDICATE THE LOCATION, NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE WORK |
| PROPOSED AND SHOW IN DETAIL THAT IT WILL CONFORM TO THE |
| PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE AND RELEVANT LAWS, ORDINANCES, |
| RULES AND REGULATIONS, AS DETERMINED BY THE BUILDING |
| OFFICIAL. SUCH DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS SHALL |
| CONTAIN INFORMATION, IN THE FORM OF NOTES OR OTHERWISE, |
| AS TO THE QUALITY OF MATERIALS, WHERE QUALITY IS |
| ESSENTIAL TO CONFORMITY WITH THE TECHNICAL CODES. SUCH |
| INFORMATION SHALL BE SPECIFIC, AND THE TECHNICAL CODES |
| SHALL NOT BE CITED AS A WHOLE OR IN PART, NOR SHALL THE |
| TERM "LEGAL" OR ITS EQUIVALENT BE USED AS A SUBSTITUTE |
| FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION. PROVIDE CORRECTIONS. WPB FBC |
| 107.2.1 |
| 3. PROVIDE ACCURATE LOAD CALCULATION FOR THE SERVICE. |
| THE ENGINEER HAS USED THE DEMAND LOAD FROM EACH PANEL, |
| AND THEN FURTHER APPLIED A DEMAND FACTOR TO THIS NUMBER |
| BASED ON THE TABLE IN NEC 220.84. THIS VIOLATES HOW |
| THIS CODE ARTICLE SHOUOLD BE APPLIED. PROVIDE |
| CORRECTION. NEC 220.84(C) |
| 4. IN REFERENCE TO LAD CALCULATION, THE RISER DIAGRAM |
| SHOW 13 METERS, AND 13 RUNS TO UNITS, BUT THE LOAD |
| CALCULATION ONLY INCLUDES 12 UNITS. STUDIO IS NOT SHOWN |
| ON PLANS. CORRECT DISCREPANCIES, PROVIDE CORRECTION. |
| NEC 215.2, 220; WPB FBC 107.2.1 |
| 5. IN REFERENCE TO LAD CALCULATION, PANEL SCHEDULE |
| SHOWS ONLY ONE SMALL APPLIANCE CIRCUIT. A MINIMUM OF |
| TWO 20 AMPERE BRANCH CIRCUIT SHALL BE PROVIDED TO |
| SUPPLY KITCHEN COUNTERTOP RECEPTACLE OUTLET(S). PROVIDE |
| CORRECTION. NEC 210.11(C)(1) |
| 6. RISER DIAGRAM SHOWS THREE RUNS OF 500 KCMIL WIRE FOR |
| THE SERVICE DROP. PER NEC 240.4(C), THE AMPACITY OF THE |
| CONDUCTORS FEEDING THIS OVERCURRENT DEVICE SHALL BE |
| RATED EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE OVERCURRENT DEVICE. |
| PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 240.4(C) |
| 7. AFCI PROTECTION SHOWN IN NOTE 2 OF PANEL HAS NOT |
| BEEN APPLIED PROPERLY TO THE CIRCUITS THAT REQUIRE AFCI |
| PROTECTION. ALL BRANCH CIRCUITS THAT SUPPLY 120-VOLT, |
| SINGLE-PHASE, 15- AND 20-AMPERE OUTLETS INSTALLED IN |
| KITCHENS, FAMILY ROOMS, DINING ROOMS, LIVING ROOMS, |
| PARLORS, LIBRARIES, DENS, BEDROOMS, SUN-ROOMS, |
| RECREATIONS ROOMS, CLOSETS, HALLWAYS, LAUNDRY AREAS AND |
| SIMILAR ROOMS OR AREAS SHALL BE AFCI PROTECTED. THIS |
| INCLUDES LIGHTING AND POWER OUTLETS AND RECEPTACLES. |
| SOME AREAS REQUIRE BOTH AFCI AND GFCI PROTECTION. |
| PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 210.8, 210.12; FBC RE E3902; |
| FBC EX 607.1.1 OR 801.1, 801.2, OR 901.2 AS APPLICABLE. |
| 8. AS THE PLAN PROVIDED IS MISSING A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT |
| OF INFORMATION, A FULL REVIEW IS NOT POSSIBLE AT THIS |
| TIME. FURTHER REVIEW COMMENTS MAY BE POSSIBLE WHEN |
| CORRECTIONS ARE SUBMITTED. WPB FBC 107.2.1 |
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| END OF COMMENTS. |
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| PLEASE NOTE: SUBMITTAL OF ADDITIONAL AND/OR REVISED |
| MATERIALS MAY RESULT IN NEW PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS. WHEN |
| RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE |
| LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY |
| RESUBMITTAL FORM. ADDITIONALLY, INSERT CORRECTED PAGES |
| INTO THE ORIGINAL SUBMITTAL AND REMOVE THE PREVIOUSLY |
| REVIEWED SHEETS. ONE COPY OF THE PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED |
| SHEETS SHOULD REMAIN IN PACKAGE AND BE MARKED OLD |
| SHEETS. |
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| SINCERELY, |
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| JOHN PEARSON |
| ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| 561-805-6746 |
| [email protected] |
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